The youngest and the most senior emerged as the winners of the respective Menís and Womenís events at the 2014 ITTF-North America Cup in Burnaby on Thursday 27th June.

Kanak Jha of the United States, only just 14 years and seven days old, the no.6 seed at the start of proceedings, overcame compatriot Adam Hugh, the no.4 seed, at the final hurdle (12-10, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-4) to secure the Menís title.

Over a decade older, Canadaís Zhang Mo, the no.2 seed, at the ripe old age of 25 years, some seven years the senior than any other competitor in the Womenís event, overcame 12 year old Crystal Wang of the United States, the no.6 seed, to secure the top step of the podium (11-4, 8-11, 11-13, 11-4, 11-7).....

Outstanding on the ITTF Junior Circuit at the Butterfly 2014 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open, staged earlier in the year in April in Markham; Kanak Jha and Crystal Wang proved the sensations of the first day of play, Wednesday 25th June, at the ITTF-North America Cup in Burnaby.

The youngest players in the tournament, the two prodigious talents from the United States of America flew the Stars and Stripes as incredibly they progressed to the final of the respective Menís Singles and Womenís Singles events.

In Markham, Kanak Jha had won the Junior Boysí Singles title, whilst Crystal Wang had partnered Grace Yang to gold in the Cadet Girlsí Team event; in Burnaby those achievements were far exceeded.....

Defeat in the opening contest in the Womenís Team event for the United States at the recent ZEN-HOH World Team Championships in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo; however in the three-two defeat there was a shining light.

The star to shine was Lily Zhang.

She is the top seed in the forthcoming 2014 ITTF North America Cup to be staged in Burnaby, Canada on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June.....

Winner of the Menís Singles title at the United States National Championships in Las Vegas last December, Timothy Wang heads the menís list for the forthcoming 2014 ITTF-North America Cup to be staged in Burnaby, Canada on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June

In addition to the Menís Singles crown, in Las Vegas Timothy Wang also added the Mixed Doubles title in partnership with Ariel Hsing but the 22 year old was very much upstaged by a young man eight years his junior who is also on duty in Burnaby.

Kanak Jha, who last week celebrated his 14th birthday on Thursday 14th June is the no.6 seed at the 2014 ITTF North America Cup and in Las Vegas he came as near as anyone to ending the title hopes of Timothy Wang.....

Situated in the Canadian province of British Columbia, east of Vancouver; the city of Burnaby will host the forthcoming ITTF-North America Cup.

The tournament will be staged on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June.

First staged in 2011, the tournament now has a tradition established; a Canadian has always won the Menís Singles event, a player from the United States has always secured the counterpart Womenís Singles title.....